How much does Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited make?

Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited reported revenue of £49.6m and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited have?

Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited reported an average of 65 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited reported a profit of £2.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 06232449 · Incorporated 1 May 2007

Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited

Registered name: THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Thebigword Group Holdings Limited group

Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited made £49.6m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Thebigword Interpreting Services Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £49.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.2m profit and 65 employees. The company is classified under “translation and interpretation activities” and is based in Leeds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74300Translation and interpretation activities

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 19 yrs · since 2007
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company is a subsidiary undertaking of thebigword Group Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£49.6m

Growth ▲3.4%

Profit

£2.2m

Growth ▲154.2%

Profit margin

4.5%

Gross 20.9%

Employees

Change ▼19.8%

Profit / employee

£34.6k

Revenue/employee £763k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£46.2m	£48m	£49.6m
Cost of sales	£37.6m	£39.3m	£39.2m
Gross profit	£8.6m	£8.7m	£10.4m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£898k	£2.7m
Profit before tax	£1.1m	£898k	£2.7m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	£884k	£2.2m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	£884k	£2.2m
Staff costs	£2.9m	£2.7m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	102	81	65
Ratios
Profit margin	2.3%	1.8%	4.5%
Gross margin	18.6%	18.1%	20.9%
Revenue per employee	£453k	£593k	£763k
Profit per employee	£10.3k	£10.9k	£34.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.9%	▲3.4%
Profit growth	—	▼16.2%	▲154.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼20.6%	▼19.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£508k	£1.6m
Net assets	£11.8m	£12.7m	£14.9m
Fixed assets	£10k	£5k	£2k
Current assets	£73.3m	£37.8m	£50.5m
Debtors	£4.1m	£3.6m	£3.2m
Deferred income	£2.1m	£3.4m	£3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £763k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £34.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲18%; Now £14.9m
Cash at bank: ▲206%; Now £1.6m
Headcount: ▼20%; Now 65
Deferred income: ▼13%; Now £3m
Fixed assets: ▼60%; Now £2k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Thebigword Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Thebigword Group Bidco Limited75–100%
Thebigword Group Limited75–100%
Thebigword Interpreting Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Thebigword Overseas Interpreting LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (5)

Link Up Mitaka LimitedRev. £8.5m · Profit £659k
TBW Global LimitedFigures not disclosed
Thebigword BSL UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
Thebigword International LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
Wordsynk LimitedRev. — · Profit £3.2m

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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